Interior rearview mirror system including a forward facing video device
    3.
    发明授权
    Interior rearview mirror system including a forward facing video device 失效
    内部后视镜系统,包括前置视频设备

    公开(公告)号:US06806452B2

    公开(公告)日:2004-10-19

    申请号:US10011517

    申请日:2001-11-05

    IPC分类号: H01L2700

    摘要: An interior rearview mirror system suitable for use in a vehicle includes a interior rearview mirror assembly adapted for attachment to an interior portion of the vehicle. The interior rearview mirror assembly includes a housing and a reflective element included within the housing. The mirror system further includes a video device (which includes an imaging sensor) and a control. The imaging sensor is positioned at the interior rearview mirror assembly and has a field of view forward and through the windshield. The imaging sensor is operable to at least sense precipitation at an interior and/or exterior surface of the windshield. The control receives a signal from the imaging sensor and is operable to control at least one of a headlamp of the vehicle, a windshield wiper of the vehicle, a defogging system of the vehicle and a movable window of the vehicle in response to the signal.

    摘要翻译: 适用于车辆的内部后视镜系统包括适于附接到车辆内部的内部后视镜组件。 内部后视镜组件包括壳体和包括在壳体内的反射元件。 镜系统还包括视频装置(其包括成像传感器)和控制装置。 成像传感器位于内部后视镜组件上,并且具有向前和通过挡风玻璃的视场。 成像传感器可操作以至少感知挡风玻璃的内部和/或外表面处的沉淀。 控制器接收来自成像传感器的信号,并且可操作以响应于该信号来控制车辆的前照灯,车辆的挡风玻璃刮水器,车辆的除雾系统和车辆的可移动窗口中的至少一个。

    Rain sensor with fog discrimination
    6.
    发明授权
    Rain sensor with fog discrimination 有权
    雨雾传感器与雾歧视

    公开(公告)号:US06353392B1

    公开(公告)日:2002-03-05

    申请号:US09530306

    申请日:2000-04-27

    IPC分类号: G08B2100

    摘要: A vehicular rain sensor system for detecting precipitation on an exterior surface of a window includes an illumination sensor that is decoupled from the window. The illumination sensor is preferably an imaging array sensor which communicates a signal to a control which further determines whether rain is present on the window. The control includes an edge detection function for detecting edges of precipitation droplets on the window in response to the light values sensed by the sensor and activating the windshield wipers of the vehicle when the sum of the light values exceeds a predetermined threshold value. The rain sensor system may further include a polarizing filter and an illumination source, such that the rain sensor system not only prevents false signals of rain when only fog is present on an interior surface of the window, but also actually detects fog particles on an interior surface of the window.

    摘要翻译: 用于检测窗户外表面上的沉淀物的车辆雨水传感器系统包括与窗户分离的照明传感器。 照明传感器优选地是将信号传达到控制的成像阵列传感器,其进一步确定雨是否存在于窗口上。 该控制包括用于响应于由传感器感测到的光值来检测窗口上的沉淀液滴的边缘的边缘检测功能,并且当光值的总和超过预定阈值时启动车辆的挡风玻璃刮水器。 雨水传感器系统还可以包括偏振滤光器和照明源,使得雨水传感器系统在窗户的内表面上仅存在灰雾时,不仅防止雨水的假信号,而且还实际检测内部的雾粒子 窗的表面。

    Wide angle image capture system for vehicle
    8.
    发明授权
    Wide angle image capture system for vehicle 失效
    广角摄像系统

    公开(公告)号:US06717610B1

    公开(公告)日:2004-04-06

    申请号:US09199907

    申请日:1998-11-25

    IPC分类号: H04N718

    摘要: A wide-angle image capture system for providing a wide-angle field of view of an area immediately exteriorly of a vehicle. The system includes a convex aspheric, asymmetric reflective surface which reflects an image toward an image capture device, via a substantially flat mirrored surface, both of which are compactly packaged within a panel of the vehicle. The shape of the convex reflector provides a reflected image that has a minimal amount of distortion in critical areas of the image immediately adjacent to the vehicle, so that additional processing of the image prior to it being displayed to a vehicle operator is minimized.

    摘要翻译: 一种用于提供紧邻车辆外部的区域的广角视野的广角图像捕获系统。 该系统包括凸出的非对称反射表面,其通过基本上平坦的镜面将其图像朝向图像捕获装置反射,两者均紧凑地封装在车辆的面板内。 凸形反射器的形状提供了在与车辆紧邻的图像的关键区域中具有最小量的失真的反射图像,使得在将图像显示给车辆操作者之前的图像的附加处理最小化。